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Message from Caroline ChoiSenior Vice President, Corporate Affairs

I hope this finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy during these unprecedented times.

The 2020 election is approaching rapidly, and I encourage you to exercise your right to vote. We have only a few days to go, and this is definitely shaping up to be one of the most historic election cycles in history.

I’d also like to thank you for supporting EIPAC. Your contribu-tions are a vital part of our public affairs efforts. We carefully weigh the races where EIPAC dollars will make the most impact. Your EIPAC participation enables us to provide valuable input to decision makers and key staff on the issues that help Edison meet our strategic goals and shape federal policy. For example, Edison has been a trusted source of information on cybersecurity, grid modernization, spent nu-clear fuel storage, transmission, transportation electrification and wildfire mitigation.

Please stay well and make sure you make time to vote.

—Caroline

Exercise Your Right— Express Your VoiceAll employees may take up to two hours of paid time off to vote, if they provide advance notice to their manager. The polls in California are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day. For more information visit the California Secretary of State at www.sos.ca.gov/ elections to:

◗ Find your polling place ◗ Find your Legislative District ◗ Find out election information and results

REMEMBER TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3!

◗ Congressman Jimmy Gomez ◗ Washington DC Policy Update ◗ California State Controller Betty Yee

◗ Congressman Lou Correa ◗ Congressman Ken Calvert ◗ EIPAC Boards and Commissions Workshop

Events we have hosted this year:

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NOVEMBER 2020 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT MEASURES

QUALIFIED BALLOT MEASURESTo help Edison employees voting in California make an informed decision this

November, we are providing a brief snapshot of the ballot measures, as well as a list of supporters and opponents. Additional information, including the full text of the

propositions, is available on the California Secretary of State’s website: http://voterguide.sos.ca.gov.

INITIATIVE TITLE SUMMARY PROPONENTS OPPONENTS

Prop. 14Authorizes bonds continuing stem cell research

Borrows $5.5 billion to fund stem cell research and the development of new medical treatments.

California Democratic Party (CDP), National Medical Association, ALS Association, Epilepsy Foundation

California Republican Party (CRP)

Prop. 15Increases funding for public schools, community colleges, and local government services by changing tax assessment of commercial and industrial property

Commonly known as split-roll, this proposition increases funding for education and local governments by requiring that commercial and indus-trial real property be taxed based on current market value.

California Democratic Party (CDP), California Teachers Association, SEIU California State Council, League of Women Voters of California, Governor Newsom

California Republican Party (CRP), Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Associ-ation, California Business Roundtable, California Chamber of Commerce, California Taxpayers Association

Prop. 16Allows Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Con-tracting Decisions

Repeals Prop 209 (1996) and allows schools and public agencies to take race and other immutable charac-teristics into account when making admission, hiring or contracting decisions.

California Democratic Party (CDP), NAACP, ACLU, Teamsters, Cali-fornia Faculty Associa-tion, California Hospital Association, University of California, California State University

California Republican Party (CRP), Asian American Coalition for Education

Prop. 17Restores Right to Vote After Com-pletion of Prison Term. Legislative Constitutional Amendment

Would permit an otherwise eligible person who is on parole for the con-viction of a felony to register to vote.

California Democratic Party (CDP), League of Women Voters, ACLU, Governor Newsom

California Republican Party (CRP), Election Integrity Project

Prop. 18Amends California Constitution to permit 17-year-olds to vote in primary and elections if they turn 18 by the next general election and be other-wise eligible

Follows the example of 23 other states and allows 17-year-old U.S. cit-izens to vote in a primary and special election as long as they will turn 18 by the subsequent general election.

California Democratic Party (CDP), California League of Conservation Voters, Secretary of State Alex Padilla

California Republican Party (CRP), Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Associ-ation, Election Integrity Project

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INITIATIVE TITLE SUMMARY PROPONENTS OPPONENTS

Prop. 19Changes certain property tax rules

Allows seniors, disabled, or a victim of natural disaster to transfer the tax-able value of their primary residence to a replacement primary residence. Severely limits the inheritance exclusion on home taxable value and allocates 75% of the amount saved from limiting this exclusion to wildfire suppression.

California Democratic Party (CDP), California Association of Realtors, California Professional Firefighters, California Business Roundtable, California Farm Bureau Federation

California Republican Party (CRP), Howard Jarvis Taxpayer Asso-ciation

Prop. 20Restricts parole for certain offenses currently considered to be non-vi-olent. Authorizes felony sentences for certain offenses currently treated only as misdemeanors.

Would roll back some earlier vot-er-approved criminal justice changes by increasing possible penalties for theft-related crimes, and it would require DNA collection for some mis-demeanors. State and local correc-tions officials would likely spend tens of millions of additional dollars a year.

California Republican Party (CRP), numerous police officer associa-tions including California Police Chiefs Association

California Democratic Party (CDP), former Gov. Jerry Brown, ACLU, Chief Probation Officers of California, SEIU, Cali-fornia Labor Federation

Prop. 21 Expands local governments’ authority to enact rent control on residential property

Expands the authority of cities to apply new rent control ordinances to homes that are at least 15 years old. And it exempts single-family homes owned by landlords with no more than two properties.

California Democrat-ic Party (CDP), AIDS Healthcare Foundation, ACLU, California Nurses Association, SEIU, AUW, UNITE HERE!

California Republican Party (CRP), California Apartment Association, California Housing Con-sortium, State Building & Construction Trades Council

Prop. 22Exempts app-based transportation and delivery companies from pro-viding employee benefits to certain drivers

Would classify app-based drivers and delivery people as independent contractors – not employees – who set their own hours and therefore are not entitled unionization or the same wage and benefit guarantees as employees.

California Republican Party (CRP), Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Postmates, Instacart

California Democratic Party (CDP), California Labor Federation, SEIU, Transportation Workers Union of America

Prop. 23Establishes state requirements for kidney dialysis clinics. Requires on-site medical professional

Would require chronic dialysis clinics to make a number of changes to their on-site operations, including to have a minimum of one licensed physician except when there’s a bona fide shortage and reporting dialysis-relat-ed infection data.

California Democratic Party (CDP), SEIU

California Republican Party (CRP), California Medical Association, for profit dialysis clinics (e.g. DaVita Kidney Care, Fresenius Medical Care)

Prop. 24Amends consumer privacy laws

Expands the state’s consumer data privacy laws by creating a new state agency to enforce privacy laws, empowering consumers to order that businesses not sell their personal information, and increasing finan-cial penalties on those who violate privacy laws.

Alastair Mactaggart, Andrew Yang, Common Sense Media

California Republican Party (CRP), ACLU, Consumer Federation of California

Prop. 25Referendum on law that replaced money bail with systems based on public safety and flight risk

Eliminates the cash bail system, and instead directs judges to determine if someone should be released while awaiting trial, based on the poten-tial risk they pose to themselves or others.

California Democratic Party (CDP), Governor Newsom, SEIU, Action Now Initiative

California Republican Party (CRP), bail bond industry

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Adam SmithAdebola AyorindeAlan Hernandez

Alex SerranoAnna Valdberg

Ariana RodriguezBrian RothsteinCaroline Miller

Catherine Stadler BorgChristine FanousCynthia Quimby

Dana BullockDana CabbellDavid JarrettDenise HarrisElenita Asis

Granaz MovahedHolly MerrihewJason Turner

Jennifer ShawJennifer Do

Jerilyn MendozaJose CariasJoseph RanJoshua MiaoJuan Lopez

Kathrina HidalgoKenneth Borngrebe

Kim SchererKisha Montgomery

Laura ParraMarci Palmstrom

Matthew McMahonMichael HerreraNatalie SchillingNeal Hunstein

Nicole Di JerlandoNina Lamb

Pam GreenePaul Escoto

Rahim NathooRebecca Lewis

Rebecca MandichBob Sholler

Rondi GuthrieRuby Yepez

Sergio DeanaStephen CollinsTerry MaddoxTony DuongTroy Keeley

Vibhor TrehanVincent Bilovsky

Valarie HernandezSanjay Guragain

Thank You For Your Membership!

PRESIDENTIAL FUN FACTS Barack Obama’s love of basketball was well-documented during his presidency, but according to one of his high school teammates, he earned the nickname “Barry O’Bomber” because of all the tough shots he was known to take (and miss).

A 16-year-old Bill Clinton managed to shake hands with President John F. Kennedy at a Boys Nation event in 1963. This would take place just four months before Kennedy’s assassination.

In 1993—two years before he became the governor of Texas— George W. Bush ran the Houston marathon, finishing with a time of 3:44:52. He is the only president to have ever run a marathon

Though three presidents (Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe) have died on the 4th of July, Calvin Coolidge is the only president to have been born on that date.

THE CANDIDATES ON ENERGY POLICY

DONALD TRUMPMy Administration has cut more regulations in a short time than any other administration during its entire tenure. Companies are coming back to our country in large numbers thanks to historic reductions in taxes and regulations.

We have unleashed a revolution in American energy--the United States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas in the world. And now, for the first time in 65 years, we are a net exporter of energy.https://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/energy-environment

JOE BIDENThe threat posed by climate change is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to jolt new life into our economy. We’re not just going to tinker around the edges. We’re going to make historic investments that will seize this moment in history. The plan will urgently reduce fossil fuel consumption to combat climate change. This proposal will achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.https://joebiden.com/climate-plan

There are many highly contested races all across the country, including California. This election may have the highest

participation rate as any ever held. Please make sure you take some time to review the information contained in this Pre-

Election Newsletter and then seek out additional information, if needed, before November 3rd. Here is a link that contains

information pertaining to voting in California — https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/where-and-how.

Every vote counts – plan ahead!

IT’S NOT TOO LATE

WELCOME TO EIPAC’S NEWEST MEMBERS https://www.npr.org/2020/10/16/920484187/trumps-and-biden-s-plans-for-the-environment